The Reign Of Terror During The French Revolution

The Reign of Terror in France took place during the French Revolution after the death of Louis XVI. It was masterminded by Robespierre who led it through the end. The principal purpose of the reign of terror was fighting the people who opposed the revolution therefore terming them enemies. Furthermore, there was the political tension between the Jacobins and Girondins and seemingly there was the presence of hostile enemy countries surrounding France and on the verge of invading it. The period was marked by terror and the deaths of many people through the guillotine. Seemingly, the reign of terror was introduced to be a revolutionary force in the process of freeing France from its leaders who were not governing the people accordingly and foreign invaders (Tilly, 2004). The participants of the reign of terror came to be known as terrorists.
In the modern world, the word terrorist is usually termed to refer to any person who instigates actions of fear violence or terror with the aim of political, economic, religious or
It is noted that the reign of terror was covered with the deaths of many innocent lives that were branded as the enemies of the revolution. However, the goals of the reign were not for any forms of personal goals. The reign was instigated by the fear of the French invasion by foreigners (Tilly, 2004). There was a heated conflict between two rival groups of the French government in which one group stood for the needs of the people whereas the other group abused power. Markedly, the participants of the reign of terror do not qualify too as terrorists in the modern day version. All their actions were not fuelled by any form of selfish means or with the aim of political, economic or ideological goal. The reign of terror was targeting to free France from all its enemies and make the people live in a free nation without any fear of invasion or abuse of